Born in Los Angeles, California, Hamilton started to work as an actress in the 1950s and her first film was the war drama Something of Value (1957, with William Marshall). Hamilton passed away on 16 September 2013 in Los Angeles, California, four days after her 81st birthday. [1] [2] This article is a stub relating to real-world information such as a performer, author, novel, magazine, or other production material. You can help Memory Alpha by fixing it.